"In her short time here, the Fearless Girl has fueled powerful conversations about women in leadership and inspired so many," de Blasio said in a statement. "Now, she'll be asserting herself and affirming her strength even after her temporary permit expires — a fitting path for a girl who refuses to quit."

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney speaks alongside the Fearless Girl statue on Broadway in Manhattan on March 18. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)

Commissioned by financial services firm State Street and sculpted by Kristen Visbal, the statue had a weeklong permit that was then extended through April 2 by the city's Street Activity Permit Office. That office typically handles short-term events like block parties, festivals or promotions.

The Fearless Girl statue stands in the snow and wintry mix in the Financial District on March 14. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

To allow Fearless Girl to continue standing firm on Department of Transportation property, the installation will get a longer- term permit through the DOT Art program.

The statue hasn't been without its critics — some have argued the feminist message would be stronger if it depicted a grown woman and others decried it as corporate feminism from a company that has just three women on its 11-member board.

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The sculptor of the bull, Arturo Di Modica, has blasted the Fearless Girl, given its corporate conception, as an "advertising trick" rather than art.

But earlier this month, New Yorkers visiting the statue told The News they wanted to see the statue stay.

"It should be permanent. It's about women's leadership and the lack of it in the financial world," said Kate Kearney, 42, a Bay Shore, Long Island, resident who works in leadership training. "I have two daughters. Having a young girl standing up to the big bull of Wall Street is awesome. It says, 'Hey, girls, you can be anything.' "